Judith Therpauve

Directed by Patrice Chéreau

With Simone Signoret, Philippe Léotard, Robert Manuel, François Simon and Marcel Imhoff

A former hero of the French anti-Nazi resistance is approached by old comrades to lead a financially struggling liberal newspaper. Initially reluctant, she takes on the challenge, mortgaging her house to keep it afloat. As conservative forces intensify their opposition, she is eventually forced to sell the paper, seeing it as a personal failure.